wheels 543 Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9981469 ... e-on-board Mind you, one Guy with two Females on board, maybe he doesn't want to be found. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9981469/Yacht-missing-with-three-on-boardMind you, one Guy with two Females on board, maybe he doesn't want to be found. a raven 26 .... not a necessarily the sort of vessel one would want to be mucking about in Foveaux Strait and its western approaches in less than perfect conditions. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 I remember that Raven its Dark Blue it got shipped South from Auckland a few years back ,hope there all ok. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 yip that's right its dark blue Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share Posted April 26, 2014 Three people living in a Raven 26 ? That's going to be cosy. Link to post Share on other sites
grant 40 Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Three people living in a Raven 26 ? That's going to be cosy. goes back to your first comment Wheels "one Guy with two Females on board, maybe he doesn't want to be found. " Link to post Share on other sites
grant 40 Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 so they haven't been seen or heard from for 10 days? that's a long time in a little boat down there. Sounds like they didn't do any TR's, at least that might have narrowed down the time & location.... Here's hoping they are anchored in a quite bay somewhere. Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share Posted April 26, 2014 Sounds like they didn't do any TR's, at least that might have narrowed down the time & location.... Sounds that way. For down there, that really is being rather silly not doing a TR. And yes I know some say they want to be totally self reliant, but the result is that far more resources are now being wasted trying to find them because there is no detailed info to go on. Plus the time, 10 days being missing till someone starts looking for you means there is far less chance of being found alive and one heck of an unnecessary ordeal to have to go through if they are still alive. It's an area that no one should be Boating in unless well prepared. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 If they ca,nt find a huge plane what are the chances of finding a 7.5 metre yacht. Link to post Share on other sites
Steve Pope 243 Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 He would have been aware of the conditions, having lived and worked down there for some years. Those Ravens are tough little boats. Link to post Share on other sites
Jon 355 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Heard on the radio that he hadn't been heard from since he called Bluff Radio when he was heading into Port Pegasus ? So wether that was 11 days ago or wether he left home then is anyone's guess. Very hard to know what to believe in media reports Hopefully they are sheltering somewhere Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted April 27, 2014 Author Share Posted April 27, 2014 Apparently he left in bad Weather and the Weather was predicted to get worse. He also has a reputation of "doing his own thing" and not taking head of other peoples advice. He was asked to report in when he arrived into the Sound, but because he was not one that likes to communicate, no one really took any notice of the fact that he didn't report in. The two Woman are believed to be Tourists. Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 nina all over again http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/9982641 ... mmunicator Link to post Share on other sites
wheels 543 Posted April 27, 2014 Author Share Posted April 27, 2014 Deleted Post for language and nationality bias Fairly accurate summery I reckon. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 What about waiting for the facts to emerge before slagging these people. Link to post Share on other sites
BNG 44 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Comfortable with the facts after listening to the un-edited interview with the Feauveau radio lady who has been doing it for 30 odd years. The other reporting I take with a grain of salt. Small correction for you consider below bbay.... What about waiting for the facts to emerge before slagging these people>. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 So why are you slagging them? Link to post Share on other sites
BNG 44 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 bbay - Clearly you don't understand singular - in this case one person - the skipper. Plural means more than one - as you say 'them' in this case you would be referring to all 3. I dont believe two tourist had the local knowledge or seamanship to say lets go or not. There is only one person being slagged - the skipper. Anyway got to go, too busy to spend the day explaining the basics of the english language to someone that thinks hanging a drogue from the masthead or hounds might be a good idea. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Well I don't agree with criticizing the skipper before the facts are known BNG. It reeks of jumping on the media bandwagon which is usually pushed in these situations. Link to post Share on other sites
BNG 44 Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Having worked in media for the last 18 years I'm probably more of a media skeptic than anybody on here. If you read and understood the post above you would note that I discarded the media reports and my comments are based on the un-edited interview with the radio operator down there. Thats her doing the talking not a journos interpretation. Link to post Share on other sites
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